National College Match: Test Requirements
We encourage Finalists to enter any available test scores in the QuestBridge National College Match application. Students who do not have standardized test scores can still be selected as Finalists if the rest of their application is strong; however, they should ensure they meet the standardized testing requirements for each college partner they're interested in.
Submitting your scores
All applicants should submit unofficial test score reports to your QuestBridge application. Either the applicant or the school counselor can upload these documents.
If you are selected as a Finalist, check the school application requirements to see if you must request that the College Board and/or the ACT send official score reports to the colleges you are ranking, or to the college partners you are applying to for Regular Decision. If you are applying to any schools that are test optional, you will be able to submit a request directly to the school to indicate whether or not you would like to have your test scores reviewed.
Typically the August or September test dates in your senior year are the LATEST dates in which QuestBridge can receive test scores to evaluate you for the National College Match. Finalists may submit scores taken from later fall dates directly to the college for consideration. In order to be considered by colleges for the Match, tests must be taken by October at the latest. Check the application requirements page to make sure last test dates are not earlier for the schools you are interested in.
For students who are non-native English speakers please see the application requirements page for each college partner for details on additional required testing such as TOEFL or IELTS.
Below are the 2023 test requirements of all our college partners:
| College | Requirements |
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Amherst College |
Amherst is test-optional. The test-optional policy applies to all applicants - domestic and international - applying for first-year admission. At their own discretion, students may choose to submit SAT/ACT test scores for consideration in the application review process. Amherst will not consider SAT Subject Tests. You can learn more about Amherst’s test-optional policy here. |
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Barnard College |
Barnard has extended their temporary test-optional policy for incoming students starting in Fall 2024. To learn more about Barnard's test-optional policy, please view their website. |
| Boston College | BC has adopted a test-optional policy for first year applicants during the 2023-2024 admission cycle. |
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Boston University |
BU is a test optional institution. Read more about BU's Test Optional Policy to decide your test plan. |
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Bowdoin College |
Bowdoin is a test optional college. Read more about Bowdoin's Test Optional Policy to decide your test plan. |
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Brown University |
Brown is test-optional for the 2023-24 application cycle. If this describes your situation, please know that your application will not be disadvantaged in the admission process, and will receive full consideration by Brown's admission committee. If you do have scores you would like to share, you may request official scores from the College Board and/or ACT. Do NOT use the rush reporting service. |
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California Institute of Technology |
Caltech has implemented a five-year Moratorium on requirement and consideration of SAT and/or ACT test scores. The Caltech Undergraduate Admissions Office will not be accepting or reviewing any standardized test submitted. |
| Carleton College | Carleton has adopted a test-optional policy for first-year applicants applying for admission for entry in Fall 2024. This policy means results of the SAT or the ACT are not required, but you may still submit them. |
| Case Western Reserve University | Case Western Reserve University is a test optional institution. Students will have the ability to indicate whether they would like CWRU to consider their standardized test scores when completing the CWRU Questbridge Supplement. |
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Claremont McKenna College |
CMC offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about CMC’s test-optional policy. |
| Colby College |
As a test optional institution, you may choose whether or not to submit your test scores with your application to Colby. |
| Colgate University | Colgate University will offer Fall 2023 applicants the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Colgate’s test-optional policy. |
| College of the Holy Cross | Holy Cross has been test-optional since 2005. Applicants may indicate their preferred testing policy on the QuestBridge Supplement and may also update their testing preference and/or submit additional test scores via the applicant portal. |
| Colorado College |
Colorado College is a test-optional college. Please review CC's test-optional policy to determine your test plan. |
| Columbia University | For 2022-2023, Columbia offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Columbia’s test-optional policy. |
| Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College is test optional for applicants to the Class of 2028. |
| Davidson College | Davidson is test-optional for the SAT or the ACT. Learn more about Davidson’s test-optional policy. |
| Denison University | Denison has practiced test-optional admission since 2008. No student is at a disadvantage by not submitting scores. Students who choose to have their scores considered may self-report them through their Denison applicant portal. |
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Duke University |
Duke University will be test-optional for first-year applicants in the 2023-24 admissions cycle. If you choose to submit scores, report one of the following:
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| Emory University | Emory University is test optional, meaning students can apply without submitting their SAT or ACT score(s) in the 2023-2024 academic year. Learn more about Emory’s test-optional policy. |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell is test-optional for students applying for admission in 2023-2024. Learn more about Grinnell's test-optional policy. |
| Hamilton College | Hamilton offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Hamilton’s test-optional policy. |
| Haverford College | Haverford College offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Haverford’s test-optional policy. |
| Johns Hopkins University | Hopkins is test-optional for applicants through 2026. You will be able to self-report scores on your QuestBridge application. Your Hopkins supplemental form will allow you to indicate your test-optional status for their review process. |
| Macalester College | Macalester has a Test-Optional admissions policy. This includes ACT, SAT, SAT II, AP, and IB. There will be no penalty for students who choose not to submit test scores in the selection process. |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MIT requires either the SAT or the ACT from all first-year applicants. They do not require the ACT writing section or the SAT optional essay. |
| Middlebury College |
Middlebury is currently test-optional. You do not have to submit standardized test scores with your application. A lack of scores will not factor into your application review. If you would like your standardized testing to be considered, you can submit either the SAT or the ACT. Learn more about Middlebury's test-optional policy. |
| Northwestern University | Northwestern offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Northwestern’s test-optional policy. |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin College is test-optional for the 2023-2024 application year. |
| Pomona College |
Pomona College has adopted a test-optional policy for students applying for first-year and transfer admission through Fall 2024. Under this policy, SAT or ACT scores are not required to apply but students may choose to self-report them on their applications. Learn more about Pomona's test-optional policy. |
| Princeton University | For the 2023-24 application period, Princeton will review applications with or without test scores, leaving the decision in the hands of the applicant. Learn more about Princeton's standardized testing policy. |
| Rice University |
Rice will allow first-year applicants to undergraduate, degree-seeking programs for the 2023-2024 application cycle to submit SAT or ACT test scores, if they choose. Students who are unable to submit tests, or prefer not to submit test scores, will be given full consideration in the admission selection process. Learn more about Rice's 2023-2024 testing policy. |
| Scripps College | Scripps offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Scripps’ test-optional policy. |
| Smith College | Smith College has been test-optional since 2009 and remains test-optional today. The submission of SAT or ACT scores is optional for all applicants. |
| Stanford University | For the 2023-24 application period, Stanford will review applications with or without test scores, leaving the decision in the hands of the applicant. Visit Stanford's Standardized Testing page for more information. |
| Swarthmore College |
Swarthmore offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Swarthmore’s test-optional policy. |
| Tufts University | Tufts University offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Tufts’ test-optional policy. |
| University of Chicago | UChicago offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. |
| University of Notre Dame | For the 2023-2024 application cycle, Notre Dame offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. |
| University of Pennsylvania | Penn offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Penn's test-optional policy. |
| University of Southern California | For the 2023-2024 application cycle, USC offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about USC’s test-optional policy. |
| University of Virginia |
In response to COVID-19, UVA will not require applicants to submit the SAT/ACT for the 2023-24 application cycle. Students who are unable or choose not to submit test scores will not be disadvantaged in any way. Students who wish to include testing as part of their application may continue to do so. Students who choose to submit testing may choose to take either the ACT or the SAT. |
| Vanderbilt University |
Vanderbilt offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Vanderbilt’s test-optional policy. |
| Vassar College |
Vassar does not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. Vassar will use the superscore for the SAT or ACT. If a student submits both the SAT and ACT, Vassar will use the higher of the two scores to evaluate the application. |
| Washington and Lee University | W&L offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about W&L’s test-optional policy. |
| Washington University in St. Louis | WashU offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about WashU’s admission requirements. |
| Wellesley College | Students applying for entry in the fall of 2024 have the option to apply without consideration of SAT or ACT scores. |
| Wesleyan University | Wesleyan is entirely test-optional and does not require the submission of standardized tests in the admissions process. You should submit the combination of test results you feel best represents your academic achievement and potential. This can range from a full set of SATs and SAT Subject Tests, an ACT, and AP exam scores, to a combination of results from different evaluations, or no test results at all. Learn more about Wesleyan's test-optional policy. |
| Williams College | Williams offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. |
| Yale University |
Yale offers students the option to apply without consideration of their SAT or ACT scores. Learn more about Yale’s test-optional policy. |